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Staff Glasses Technical Program Manager, XR

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San Jose, CAJob$192–278K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$192–278K/yr
Location
San Jose, CA
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Job overview

The Staff Display Glasses Technical Program Manager will lead strategic XR programs from conception to launch, aligning teams on goals, priorities, roadmaps, and schedules. The role coordinates engineering, product, design, research, and operations teams, communicates release status to stakeholders, and resolves complex cross-organizational challenges. Google’s XR team is developing lightweight glasses and headsets paired with AI to create personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program ManagementSoftware and Hardware Project DeliveryConsumer Electronics Product DeliveryAR/VR Product DevelopmentAndroid PlatformEmbedded Software SystemsTeam LeadershipHardware and SoftwareCommunicationCollaboration

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent8 Years Program Management

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Staff Glasses Technical Program Manager, XR

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience with program management.

  • Experience delivering software and hardware projects.

  • Experience delivering consumer electronics products from concept to production.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience planning, building, and shipping Augmented Reality (AR)/VR/wearable consumer products.

  • Experience with the Android platform and building embedded software systems.

  • Experience driving and influencing large teams, including executives.

  • Understanding of hardware and software.

  • Ability to program manage effectively with communication and collaboration skills.

About the job

As a Staff Display Glasses Program Technical Program Manager (TPM), you will work on strategic programs to deliver products for XR. You will ensure cross-team alignment on goals, priorities, roadmap, and schedules while effectively communicating the status and health of releases to all stakeholders. This role requires the ability to identify and resolve gaps in current processes and tools to ensure successful delivery of our products.

In this position, you will participate in cross-functional planning and prioritization to ensure the team meets its goals. The ideal candidate will have worked on large-scale software and hardware projects. This experience is essential for navigating the complexities of XR product development and ensuring high-quality releases.

For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by

breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap – the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices – it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where

lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Own and develop Display Glasses strategy. Define, lead, and own the execution of strategic XR programs from conception to launch, ensuring alignment with the overall product vision and business objectives.

  • Define and drive program schedules, identify risks, manage dependencies, track metrics and communicate status to stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.

  • Manage complex stakeholder relationships, build alliances, and advocate for program needs across different organizations.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product Management, UX Design, Research, and Operations to deliver high-quality XR products and services.

  • Own triage on incoming challenges for your focus areas. Define, evaluate and execute solutions to complex technical problems that require deep cross-organization collaboration to unblock teams and gain program velocity.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

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